Effect of establishment methods in rainy season (kharif) and tillage practices in winter season (rabi) on yield and economics of rice (Oryza sativa)–maize (Zea mays) cropping system under coastal saline ecosystem
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v62i4.5543Keywords:
Dry direct sowing, Energy use, Maize, Puddling, Raised bed, Rice, Zero tillageAbstract
A field experiment was carried out during 3 consecutive rainy seasons (kharif) June–November and winter (rabi) December–May seasons of 2013–16 at Canning Town, West Bengal to evaluate 3 rice (Oryza sativa L.) es tablishment methods, viz. dry direct seeding (DSR), unpuddled transplanting (UNPT) and puddled transplanting (PT), followed by 3 tillage practices for sowing rabi maize (Zea mays L.), viz. zero tillage (ZT), conventional tillage (CT) and raised bed sowing (RBS). The DSR was done in the last week of May when the soil salinity was higher (12–15 dS/m); however, it reduced to 4–5 dS/m in the month of June due to leaching of salts by monsoon rain. The transplanting in the UNPT and PT plots was done during the first week of July using 40 days old seedlings. Submergence caused by the heavy rain, affected the transplanted rice (PT and UNPT) but not the DSR, as the plants with DSR were sufficiently above the standing water due to higher plant height. The mean grain yields in 3 establishment methods of rice (5,117; 4,477 and 4,740 kg/ha in PT, UNPT and DSR respectively) were statistically at par. However, net returns ( 36,000/ha) and benefit: cost ratio (2.2) were the highest in DSR owing to 24% re duction in cost of cultivation than PT rice. The positive effects of DSR also observed on the succeeding rabi maize crop in terms of 7.4 ha-cm less irrigation water requirement and 27% higher irrigation water productivity. Maize gave the highest yield (5,600 kg/ha), net returns ( 37,910/ha) and benefit: cost ratio (BCR) 1.86 with RBS tillage practices. The system rice-equivalent yield, net returns and BCR were 11,659 kg/ha, 77,470/ha and 2.05, re spectively, for dry direct-seeded rice-raised bed sown maize with higher mean irrigation water productivity (79 kg/ ha-cm) and energy productivity (461 kg/GJ) of rabi maize.
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